⁹ but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

¹⁴ Of these things put them in remembrance, charging `them' in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear.

²³ But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes.

³ Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

¹ Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.

² And if I have `the gift of' prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

³ As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

⁴ neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; `so do I now'.

⁵ But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

⁶ from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;

⁷ desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.

⁷ but refuse profane and old wives' fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

¹⁶ But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,

¹⁴ not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.